Although Civilization fans will have already pre-ordered Civilization 5, there are going to be many players who want to sample the latest Sid Meier creation before buying it.

Firaxis Games has heard those requests and decided to release the playable demo on the same day the full game is available to buy. So come September 21st you’ll be able to try out the game and/or buy it.

Originally the demo was planned to appear before the full-game release, but the time frame just didn’t work out that way. The best Firaxis could achieve is a same-day release, which no one can really complain about too much, especially as a lot of demos now appear days or weeks after release.